This paper describes the introduction and initial field evaluation of clones derived from crosses between sugarcane and clones of three wild species, Saccharum spontaneum, Erianthus arundinaceus and E. rockii, collected in China. Seed from crosses made in China was...
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the world’s most important economic crops, grown for its sugar and biofuel production. Investigating genomic sequence variation is critical for identifying alleles contributing to important agronomic traits. The development...
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne javanica) are widely distributed and are economically important parasites of sugarcane crops. Studies have shown that nematodes cause from 5 to 20% yield loss per year, which costs the sugarcane industry more than AU$80 million....
